Gambia · GMT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Banjul, Gambia runs on UTC+0. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 4-hour difference between Banjul and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Banjul lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Banjul and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Banjul lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. There is a 9-hour difference between Banjul and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Reykjavík, Accra, Dakar. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Banjul.
Practical Info
Banjul (Gambia) is home to roughly 31K people. Today brings about 12.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:42, sunset at 19:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 13° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Gambia
Capital
Banjul 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
GMT · Africa/Banjul
Coordinates
13.45°N, 16.58°W
Currency
GMD (D)
Calling Code
+220
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Banjul sits on St Mary's Island, a low sandbank at the mouth of the Gambia river, and has been losing population for decades as residents move to the mainland. The Gambia is Africa's smallest mainland country, a strip either side of the river.
The clock: Banjul keeps UTC+0. The country is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal, which keeps the same hour.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6h overlap